Japanese symbol for “histological”

組織学的

そしきがくてき

Romaji: soshikigakuteki

histologic; histological

In Japanese, histological is 組織学的, read そしきがくてき (soshikigakuteki).

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Meanings

adj-na histologic; histological

Kanji and stroke order

組

association, braid, plait

on: ソ
kun: く.む、くみ、-ぐみ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

織

weave, fabric

on: ショク、シキ
kun: お.る、お.り、おり、-おり

18 strokes · JLPT 1

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
番組	ばんぐみ bangumi	program (e.g. TV); programme
組織	そしき soshiki	organization; organisation; formation
仕組み	しくみ shikumi	structure; construction; arrangement
組合	くみあい kumiai	association; union; guild
組む	くむ kumu	to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
取り組み	とりくみ torikumi	effort; initiative; dealing with
織物	おりもの orimono	textile; fabric
羽織	はおり haori	haori (Japanese formal coat)
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.